Any change to a safety item such as a speedo could technically be a concern as there are specific design rules that apply.
You'd be very stiff to ever get done though!
Early 'sports' level VE's had red illumination which was a bit hard to read at times, they kept the red theme but changed the gauges to white as it was heaps clearer to read.



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